Two pin point clip

ABSTRACT

A two pin point clip unit comprises A. A LATERALLY EXTENDING ELEMENT TO BE CLIPPED TO CLOTHING, B. A RELATIVELY SHORT PIN-PRONG CARRIED BY AND PROJECTING REARWARDLY OF AND AWAY FROM SAID ELEMENT, AND C. A RELATIVELY LONG PIN PRONG CARRIED BY SAID ELEMENT AND PROJECTING REARWARDLY AND ALSO LATERALLY THEREOF PROXIMALLY PAST THE TIP OF THE RELATIVELY SHORT PRONG, THE LONG PRONG BEING YIELDABLY DEFLECTIBLE FOR LATERAL INSERTION INTO CLOTHING PRIOR TO FRONTAL INSERTION OF THE SHORT PRONG INTO THE CLOTHING TO THEREAFTER BLOCK LATERAL WITHDRAWAL OF THE LONG PRONG FROM THE CLOTHING.

United States Patent Giberson [54] TWO PIN POINT CLIP Primary Examiner-Bobby R. Gay Assistant Examiner-Garry Moore Attorney-White, Haefliger and Bachand [4 1 Aug. 15, 1972 ABSTRACT A two pin point clip unit comprises a. a laterally extending element to' be clipped to clothing,

b. a relatively short pin-prong carried by and projecting rearwardly of and away from said element,

and

c. a relatively long pin prong carried by said element and projecting rearwardly and also laterally thereof proximally past the tip of the relatively short prong, the long prong being yieldably deflectible for lateral insertion into clothing prior to frontal insertion of the short prong into the clothing to thereafter block lateral withdrawal of the long prong from the clothing.

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6 I2 I Ila i ll IL I 14' H lee m I l r B Ila (2 IN ii JM/E/Vra/e. 4491/2/65 C fi/esesa/v TWO PIN POINT CLIP I BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to devices adapted to be clipped onto clothing, and more particularly concerns a two pin point clip of unusually advantageous construction and mode of application and retention to may result in pricking the finger of the button wearer as he attempts the required application and hooking, or release of the device. While other types of clips have been proposed, none to my knowledge have embodied the unusually simple and advantageous features of construction and mode of operation of the clip as enclosed herein.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a major object of the invention to provide a clip construction characterized as overcoming the disadvantages associated with prior clips.

Basically, the two pin point clip unit comprises, in combination, a laterally extending element (such as a button or the like) to be clipped to clothing; a relatively short pin prong carried by and projecting rearwardly of and away from the element; and, a relatively long pin prong carried by the element and projecting rearwardly and also laterally proximally past the tip of the short prong, the long prong also being yieldably deflectible for lateral insertion into clothing prior to frontal insertion of the short prong into same to thereafter block lateral withdrawal of the long prong from the clothing.

At the same time, the spring tension of the long prong blocks outward withdrawal of the short prong from the clothing.

Additional features include the normal extension of the long prong adjacent and beyond the tip of the short prong for a distance at least about as long as the rearward projected length of the short prong; the provision of an intermediate pin length interconnecting the short and long prongs and attached to the rear face of the button element; and the extension of the long prong with angularity as will appear.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention, as well as the details of an illustrative em-bodiment, will be more fully understood from the following description and drawings, in which:

DRAWING DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 is a side elevation;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation showing a stage in clipping to fabric;

FIG. 3 is a view like FIG. 2 showing completed clipping; and

FIG. 4 is a top plan view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring first to FIGS. 1 and 4, an element 10 such as a button, medallion or the like extends laterally. A relatively short pin prong 11 is carried by and projects rearwardly of and away from the element 10, prong I1 normally having a length less than about one-fourth inch.

A relatively long pin prong 12 is also carried by the element 10 and projects rearwardly and laterally thereof proximally past the tip 11a of prong 11. Prong 12 is normally of a length substantially in excess of about one-fourth inch, and extends beyond the tip 1 In for a distance at least about as long as the rearwardly projected length of the short prong.

For simplicity, the two prongs may advantageously be connected by pin intermediate extent 13 which is in turn attached to the element 10. If the latter is metallic, the attachment may be effected by soldering indicated at 15 in FIG. 4.

It will be noted that long prong I2 is straight and normally extends at an acute angle a and relative to the rear face of element 10. In applying the clip to clothing layer 14 as seen in FIG. 2, the long prong end portion 12b is inserted into the material and the element 10 is angularly moved to yieldably deflect the long prong away from tip 1 1a and to a larger acute angle B relative to the element 10. When lateral insertion of the long prong into the clothing is completed, the element 10 is released and thereafter urged toward the material to insert the short prong into the latter as seen in FIG. 3. In that position, the short prong blocks lateral withdrawal of the long prong from the clothing and the spring tension of the long prong blocks retraction of the short prong from the clothing. This simplified method of clipping overcomes the disadvantages of finger manipulation of prongs into hooks or other retainers.

To release the clip, the element 10 is pulled to FIG. 2 position, and then moved laterally to retract the long prong from the material 14.

Iclaim:

I. A two pin point clip unit comprising a. a laterally extending element to be clipped to clothing,

b. a relatively short pin-prong carried by and projecting rearwardly of and away from the rear face of said element, and

. a relatively long pin prong carried by said element and projecting rearwardly and' also laterally thereof proximally past the tip of the relatively short prong, the long prong being yieldably deflectible away from said rear face for lateral insertion into clothing prior to frontal insertion of the short prong into the clothing to thereafter block lateral withdrawal of the long prong from the clothing,

. said long prong being straight and extending at an acute angle relative to the rear face of said element and adjacent the tip of the short prong to terminate at a substantial distance therefrom, said prongs being defined by a single pin which also has an intermediate stretch extending directly from the base of the short prong to the base of the long prong and adjacent said rear face.

2. The unit of claim I wherein said intermediate extent of the pin is also straight and is generally coplanar with said prongs.

3. The unit of claim 2 wherein the long prong extends beyond said short prong tip for a distance at least about as long as the rearwardly projected length of the short prong.

4. The unit of claim 1 wherein the short prong is of a length less than one-fourth inch, and the long prong as of a length several times longer than the length of the short prong.

5. The unit of claim 4 wherein said element is metal- 5 lie and said pin intermediate extent has solder attachment thereto. 

1. A two pin point clip unit comprising a. a laterally extending element to be clipped to clothing, b. a relatively short pin-prong carried by and projecting rearwardly of and away from the rear face of said element, and c. a relatively long pin prong carried by said element and projecting rearwardly and also laterally thereof proximally past the tip of the relatively short prong, the long prong being yieldably deflectible away from said rear face for lateral insertion into clothing prior to frontal insertion of the short prong into the clothing to thereafter block lateral withdrawal of the long prong from the clothing, d. said long prong being straight and extending at an acute angle relative to the rear face of said element and adjacent the tip of the short prong to terminate at a substantial distance therefrom, said prongs being defined by a single pin which also has an intermediate stretch extending directly from the base of the short prong to the base of the long prong and adjacent said rear face.
 2. The unit of claim 1 wherein said intermediate extent of the pin is also straight and is generally coplanar with said prongs.
 3. The unit of claim 2 wherein the long prong extends beyond said short prong tip for a distance at least about as long as the rearwardly projected length of the short prong.
 4. The unit of claim 1 wherein the short prong is of a length less than one-fourth inch, and the long prong as of a length several times longer than the length of the short prong.
 5. The unit of claim 4 wherein said element is metallic and said pin intermediate extent has solder attachment thereto. 